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A town of 1,801.

Population
1,801
+0% since 2010
Median home value
$318K
Census ACS
Household income
$101K
median
Median age
39.5
years
Jobs based here
105
A commuter town
A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Jackson for work

Where Jackson’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

11% → Batesville Batesville 11% 10% → Cincinnati Cincinnati 10% 5% → Lawrenceburg Lawrenceburg 5% 3% → Harrison Harrison 3% 3% → Kelso Kelso 3% 2% → Sunman Sunman 2% Jackson · 2% stay
105jobs based in Jackson
2%of working residents work in town
24 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

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The data

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Jackson

Most working residents leave Jackson for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Batesville (11%), Cincinnati (10%) and Lawrenceburg (5%). Half commute less than 24 miles.

2%work in town

Where working residents work

In Jackson2%
Batesville11%
Cincinnati10%
Lawrenceburg5%
Harrison3%
24 mi
median commute distance
105
jobs based in Jackson
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Jackson has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 18 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

18″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter24–40°
Spring42–63°
Summer62–83°
Fall44–65°
Oct 16
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

Healthier than 53% of U.S. towns

Jackson beats the Indiana average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.

B−Health Grade
32 measures vs. Indiana
7 better24 too close to call1 worse
What stands outJacksonIN
Fewer adults facing food insecurity10.9%14.7%
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off6.3%8.4%
More adults who have had cancer9.4%8.3%
Margaret Mary Community Hospital
10 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
82nd
percentile among IN towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 48% of U.S. communities.

48risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
48Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
7
paid flood claims since 1995
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors

0% of Jackson is conserved land

1.9 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 15,739 acres
1.9 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

About Jackson

Township in Indiana, United States

Jackson Township is one of fourteen townships in Dearborn County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,705 and it contained 624 housing units.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
1,705
Area
25 sq mi
Elevation
994 ft

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